"Juneteenth is actually an incredible opportunity for many of these corporations to look inwards," he says. "I think it's been pretty discouraging and disappointing that a lot of those commitments have not been met with any kind of accountability" He was turned down by more than 10 banks to finance the acquisition of an apartment complex, but one bank helped him get off the ground.
On this Juneteenth holiday, Bloomberg's Sonali Basak brings us this Bloomberg Radio special report.
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